Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Budgets, Chronically ill, Department of Health and Human Services, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal-state relations, Finance, Governmental investigations, Health insurance, Health policy, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Law, Managed care, Medicaid, Medical care, Medicare, Medicine, Risk, State and local government, Welfare
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to Medicare special needs plans and the alignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible individuals. 6/25/2008--Introduced. Medicare Special Needs Plans Extension and Amendments Act of 2008 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend the authority to restrict enrollment for specialized Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for special needs individuals. Redefines “specialized MA plan for special needs individuals” to require targeted enrollment of high-risk groups. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into agreements with states to coordinate the financing of specialized MA plans for special needs individuals for enrollees entitled to medical assistance under state Medicaid plans. Establishes additional requirements for dual special needs plans (SNPs) as well as for severe or disabling chronic [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Annuities, Civil service retirement, Criminal justice, Defined contribution plans, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Fire fighters, Government employees, Income tax, Law enforcement officers, Local employees, Medical care, Medicine, Paramedical personnel, Pensions, Police, State and local government, State employees, Tax penalties, Tax-deferred compensation plans, Taxation
Latest Action: 05/22/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the exception from the 10 percent penalty for early withdrawals from governmental plans for qualified public safety employees. 5/22/2008--Introduced. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: ( 1) modify the exemption from the 10% penalty for premature distributions from governmental employee benefit plans to qualified public safety employees to eliminate the restriction that such plans be defined benefit plans; and (2) exempt from tax penalties certain periodic payments made to qualified public safety employees before the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (i.e., August 17, 2006).
Also tagged in: Adoption, Children, Cost of living adjustments, Costs, Economic policy, Families, Income tax, Indexing (Economic policy), Tax credits, Taxation, Youth
Latest Action: 12/06/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an additional credit against income tax for the adoption of an older child. 12/6/2007--Introduced. Advocates Dedicated to Older Child Parental Tax Credit (ADOPT) Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a $2,000 tax credit for costs associated with the adoption of a child who has reached nine years of age before the adoption decree becomes final. Allows the credit each year until such child attains the age of 19.
Also tagged in: Business, Business records, Children, Cigarettes, Communications, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Drug abuse, Electronic commerce, Federal preemption, Fines (Penalties), Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Identification devices, Imports, Injunctions, Inventories, Jurisdiction, Law, Local laws, Postal service, Searches and seizures, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Smokeless tobacco, Smoking and youth, Smuggling, State and local government, State laws, Taxation, Technology, Telecommunication, Tobacco industry, Tobacco tax, Trade
Latest Action: 10/02/2008 - Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1115. Bill TextTo prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes. 9/10/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2008 or the PACT Act - Amends the Jenkins Act to revise provisions governing the collection of taxes on, and trafficking in, cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. (Sec. 2) Revises the definition of "cigarette" to include roll-your-own tobacco and to exclude cigars. Defines "delivery sale" to mean any sale of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco to a consumer ordered by telephone, the mails, or the Internet or other online service . Redefines "person" to include state, local, and Indian tribal governments. Redefines "use" to include the consumption, storage, handling, or disposal of smokeless tobacco, in addition to cigarettes.Applies state tobacco tax reporting requirements to: (1) the sale or advertising [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Budgets, Compensatory education, Defense policy, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational counseling, Elementary and secondary education, Federal aid to education, Higher education, Mentoring, Secondary education, Veterans, Veterans' education, Welfare
Latest Action: 10/26/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend eligibility for Federal TRIO programs to members of the reserve components serving on active duty in support of contingency operations. 10/26/2007--Introduced. Veterans Upward Bound Improvement Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit members of the Armed Forces Reserves who served on active duty in support of a contingency operation on or after September 11, 2001, from being deemed ineligible for participation in federal TRIO programs due to age. (TRIO programs prepare disadvantaged students for, and support their pursuit of, postsecondary education.)
Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Budgets, Compensatory education, Defense policy, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational counseling, Elementary and secondary education, Federal aid to education, Higher education, Mentoring, Secondary education, Veterans, Veterans' education, Welfare
Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Bill TextTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend eligibility for Federal TRIO programs to members of the reserve components serving on active duty in support of contingency operations. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Veterans Upward Bound Improvement Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit members of the Armed Forces Reserves who served on active duty in support of a contingency operation on or after September 11, 2001, from being deemed ineligible for participation in federal TRIO programs due to age. (TRIO programs prepare disadvantaged students for, and support their pursuit of, postsecondary education.)
Also tagged in: Aged, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Defense policy, Health policy, Medical care, Medicine, Military medicine, Military pensions, Pensions, Retiree health benefits, Veterans
Latest Action: 09/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Bill TextTo amend title 10, United States Code, to provide eligibility for reduced non-regular service military retired pay before age 60, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Guard and Reserve Early Retirement Act of 2007 - Revises provisions concerning eligibility for military retired pay for nonregular (reserve) service to: (1) remove the requirement that the person be at least 60 years of age; and (2) provide an additional qualifier in the case of a combination of minimum age and earned duty points (requiring 4500 points with a minimum age of 55, descending to 1000 points with a minimum age of 60). Continues 60 as the minimum eligibility age for such retirees for health care furnished through the Department of Defense (DOD).
Latest Action: 07/31/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore age 14 as the age at which unearned income of minor children ceases to be taxed as if parent's income. 7/31/2007--Introduced. Repeals the provision in the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 which increased from 14 to 18 the age until which the unearned income of children is taxed at their parents' marginal income tax rates (thus restoring the age limit to 14).
Also tagged in: Child safety, Children, Consumer education, Consumers, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Identification devices, Internet, Law, Liability (Law), Names, Pornography, Technology, Telecommunication, Web sites
Latest Action: 04/11/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextA bill to provide stronger protections to parents regarding their children's access to sexually explicit material over the Internet. 4/11/2007--Introduced. Cyber Safety for Kids Act of 2007 - Prohibits an operator of a commercial website from knowingly placing material that is harmful to minors on the website unless: (1) any page that is initially viewable does not include any such material; (2) access to the material is restricted to a specific set of individuals through an age verification requirement; and (3) the website's source code contains the content description tag assigned to the website by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Requires he NTIA to develop a common content description tag that: (1) will warn and inform consumers regarding the presence of material that is harmful to minors; (2) will allow consumers to block or filter website access; and (3) is technologically capable of being embedded in the website's source [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Business, Business records, Children, Cigarettes, Communications, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Drug abuse, Electronic commerce, Federal preemption, Fines (Penalties), Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Identification devices, Imports, Injunctions, Inventories, Jurisdiction, Law, Local laws, Postal service, Searches and seizures, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Smokeless tobacco, Smoking and youth, Smuggling, State and local government, State laws, Taxation, Technology, Telecommunication, Tobacco industry, Tobacco tax, Trade
Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 110-153. Bill TextA bill to prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes. 9/11/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2007 or the PACT Act - Amends the Jenkins Act to revise provisions governing the collection of taxes on, and trafficking in, cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. (Sec. 2) Revises the definition of "cigarette" to include roll-your-own tobacco and to exclude cigars. Defines "delivery sale" to mean any sale of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco to a consumer ordered by telephone, the mails, or the Internet or other online service . Redefines "person" to include state, local, and Indian tribal governments. Redefines "use" to include the consumption, storage,[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Adoption, Aliens, Armed forces, Authorization, Border patrols, Budgets, Canada, Child abuse, Child health, Child safety, Child sexual abuse, Child welfare, Children, Children's rights, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Communications, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Correctional institutions, Court records, Criminal aliens, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Curricula, Custody of children, Damages, Defense policy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Deportation, Detention of persons, Diet, Disabled, Disciplining of employees, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Employee training, Evidence (Law), Executive departments, Families, Federal employees, Federal law enforcement officers, Finance, Fines (Penalties), Food, Foreign policy, Foster home care, Government employees, Government information, Government service contracts, Government statistics, Grants-in-aid, Group homes, Guardian and ward, Human rights, Illegal aliens, Immigrant education, Immigrant health, Immigrants, Immigration, International affairs, Job training, Juvenile delinquency, Language and languages, Latin America, Law, Legal aid, Legal education, Legal ethics, Legal fees, Legal services, Licenses, Limitation of actions, Local officials, Medical care, Medicine, Mental health services, Mexicans, Mexico, National security, Nonprofit organizations, Parent and child, Parole, Political persecution, Prosecution, Public contracts, Recruiting of employees, Refugees, Religion, Repatriation, Right of asylum, Right of privacy, Right to counsel, Smuggling, Social services, Social work, Standards, State and local government, State officials, Subcontractors, Surety and fidelity, Teacher education, Translating and interpreting, Trauma care, Treaties, Visas, Welfare, Witnesses
Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3004-3005) Bill TextA bill to provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes. 3/12/2007--Introduced. Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2007 - Addresses the care and custody of unaccompanied alien children (children), defined as children under the age of 18 with no lawful immigration status and no parent or legal guardian in the United States who is available to provide care and physical custody. Directs immigration officers who find such children at U.S. land borders or ports of entry to permit them to withdraw their applications for admission and return to their country of nationality or last habitual residence. States that such children shall have the right to consult with a consular officer prior to repatriation and with the Office of Refugee Resettlement (the Office) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Gives the Office jurisdiction over the care and custody of all unaccompanied alien children except: (1) the Department [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Aliens, Arrest, Boundaries, Budgets, Canada, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Criminal statistics, Detention of persons, Discrimination, Federal aid to law enforcement, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Government statistics, Immigration, Latin America, Law, Law enforcement, Law enforcement officers, Mexico, Minorities, Races, Racial discrimination, Right of privacy, Searches and seizures, Smuggling, Traffic accidents and safety, Traffic surveys, Traffic violations, Transportation
Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Bill TextTo provide for the collection of data on traffic stops. 1/5/2007--Introduced. Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act of 2007 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) conduct a nationwide study of stops for traffic violations by law enforcement officers; (2) perform an initial analysis of existing data, including complaints alleging and information concerning traffic stops motivated by race and other bias; and (3) gather specified data from a nationwide sample of jurisdictions, including the traffic infraction alleged to have been committed that led to the stop, identifying characteristics of the driver stopped, whether immigration status was questioned, and whether any warning or citation was issued as a result of the stop. Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to law enforcement agencies to collect and submit data collected under this Act to the appropriate agency as designated by the Attorney General. Prohibits information released from revealing the [...] show full description
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